HSBC Holdings plc 2017 Annual Report and Accounts and Strategic Report

The HSBC Holdings plc Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017 and the Strategic Report, are now available on the Company's website: www.hsbc.com .

Copies of these documents have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility via the National Storage Mechanism which is located at: http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM .

Printed copies of the HSBC Holdings plc Annual Report and Accounts and the Strategic Report are expected to be mailed to shareholders on 7 March 2018.

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